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PORTSMOUTH

Best dive bars in Seacoast? 8 spots loved by locals for stiff drinks and good times

Seacoast dining is becoming higher end, but there are still a few holes in the wall for locals to enjoy. Eli Sokorelis estimated there were probably 20 to 30 dive bars in the Portsmouth area when he opened State Street Saloon in 1983. Most are gone, he said, the watering holes replaced with expensive development and fancy restaurants.

PORTSMOUTH - Granite Post News

Portsmouth photo legend’s work lives on at Athenaeum

Photojournalist Jane Tyska has traveled to 85 countries in her decades-long career, but her heart — and many of her images — have never left the Seacoast. At least 136 pictures she took for the Portsmouth Press from 1990-1992 reside in the Athenaeum's online archives. When she retires, she plans to spend summers in town scanning hundreds more.

PORTSMOUTH - Granite Post News

Read views of all 17 Portsmouth City Council candidates here, and meet them at forums

Voters will have the opportunity to hear from City Council candidates at three upcoming forums.

In addition, all 17 candidates for the City Council have responded to candidate questionnaires prepared by Seacoastonline and Portsmouth Herald staff. The candidates were asked about issues such as affordability of living in Portsmouth, the city budget, housing, the police station and city hall project, the McIntyre building, changes to State and Congress streets and more.

PORTSMOUTH - Granite Post News